"That's really going to just throw our camera network into hyper drive," said Kevin Smith, a spokesman with the OEMC. "Ultimately I think what this software might be able to do is simply recognize suspicious behavior and alert our operations people and, at times, our crime detections specialists as to what it sees."

Big cities pose a greater logistical problem when it comes to complete surveillance cover. In a world with an increased threat of terrorism, smart software that help organize emergencies in real time is indeed necessary.